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Nepal bans use of unhygenic 'menstrual huts' to banish women from homes |
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by Sujan Adhikari | 20-08-2017 17:14
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The new law that will come into effect next year stipulates a three month jail sentence or a 3,000 rupee fine for anyone forcing a woman to follow the custom, known as "chhaupadi", which forces menstruating women to sleep in huts away from home. "A woman during her menstruation or postnatal state should not kept in chhaupadi or treated with any kind of similar discrimination or untouchable and inhuman behavior," the new law states. Chhaupadi System Linked to Hinduism, chhaupadi stems from the belief that women are untouchable when they menstruate, as well as after childbirth. Women who have their periods or who have just given birth are seen as impure or as bringers of bad luck, and can be forced to sleep in huts or cattle sheds. Women are banished from the home and barred from touching food, religious icons, cattle and men. They are also forced to sleep in huts known as chhau goth. They are banned from touching cattle and men, denied access to some foods and can be barred from toilet and washing facilities in the house, forcing them to walk long distances from their villages.
Why banned? The basic huts can be dangerous, posing health risks including pneumonia and snake bites. Many deaths have been reported one from smoke inhalation after lighting a fire for warmth, snake bites. Harmful environments of these huts also pose serious threat in life of women. Despite the custom being banned by the Supreme Court more than a decade ago, it is still practiced in parts of Nepal, particularly in the more remote western districts. Chhaupadi didn't end, because there was no law to punish people even after the Supreme Court outlawed the practice. They can also be exposed to extreme cold in the winter and criminal attacks, and young women cannot go to school.
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10 Comments
Hello sujan
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report
This is a great report
Green cheers
Regards
Asmita Gaire
Posted 11-05-2020 13:37
Greetings sujan
I hope you are doing well
Thank you so much for this report on chhaupadi
Green cheers
Regards
Susmita
Posted 25-03-2020 02:13
Greeting Sujan
I hope you are doing well
Nicely written
Thank you so much for this report.
Keep writing
Green cheers!
Regards
Basanta
Posted 23-03-2020 10:39
thanks for sharing
Posted 02-02-2018 16:47
good information
Posted 02-02-2018 16:47
Well said Prayas Pathak :)
Posted 22-08-2017 13:39
Well said Sujan Adhikari. Chaupadi system is one of the most inhumane practices that is still prevailing in this modern twenty first century. This system has been hampering women in every aspect and preventing their social, economic and physical developmemt. The criminalization of this system is a very appreaciable act by Nepalese government. Hoping that this rule will soon be enacted all over Nepal.
Posted 22-08-2017 03:26
Yeah , some misconception and misunderstandings should be cleared :)
Posted 21-08-2017 13:51
Hi Sujan, thanks for sharing your report!
I'm glad to hear this great news. There are still many practices and traditions repeated under misconception or misundertanding. Hope this would become one starting point!
Posted 20-08-2017 22:50
I read something about this somewhere else some time ago. It seems like a terrible experience for the women involved. I'm glad it's been banned. Thanks for the report!
Posted 20-08-2017 21:31